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A 14-year-old boy has died after being hit by a train near a footpath crossing
in Lincoln. The incident, which happened just before 9am yesterday, involved
the commuter service from Sleaford to Leicester. British Transport Police
said that no one else was thought to be involved. The boy was treated by an
ambulance crew but was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police spokesman said his family has been informed but he had not yet been
formally identified.

It is the fourth fatal rail incident involving people from Lincolnshire in the
past four days. Police are continuing to investigate the